Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning candidate, is leading Sri Lanka's presidential election with 40% of the votes ...

His party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka's Marxist JVP's National People’s Power, secured a significant victory in the ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist JVP’s broader front National People’s Power (NPP), has consolidated his ...

Election predicted to be close contest between President Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to ...

Officials are yet to release the final voting percentage. By 2 pm, more than 60 per cent of the 17 million eligible people ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A political alliance centered on the working class has emerged as a strong contender in Sri Lanka's presidential race, announcing itself to be the agent of change that ...

Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition party, is a frontrunner in Saturday's presidential election and a ...

Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to elect a president who will face the task of bolstering the ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of National People’s Power alliance and its presidential candidate, says he’s serving those who were part of public protests that ousted then-President ...